Setting
I am Number Four takes place around the year 2011. The setting is Paradise, Ohio. Paradise, Ohio isn't a real town but was instead made up by the author for the purpose of this story. It's a small town with a population around 1,500 people. It just like your typical town. It has local stores, a school, and small neighborhoods. This is exactly why Henri choose to move their. In a small town it is easier to hide from the Morgadorians because people would notice if a Morgadorian came into town. The people of Paradise are very kind and very involved with their high school sports. Everyone knows everyone in the town and rumors spread fast through the town. I think the author naming the town paradise is pretty ironic. Paradise is a place you go is a beautiful place you go to relax and enjoy yourself. John has gone to paradise, a fairly old town, in order to hide a try to survive. Paradise is a small town and is an ideal setting for a story like this. I am Number Four wouldn't be as good of a book without Paradise, Ohio.